How to create a run loop that only listens to performSelector:onThread: and GUI events?
- by Paperflyer
I want to create a separate thread that runs its own window. Frankly, the documentation does not make sense to me.
So I create an NSThread with a main function. I start the thread, create an NSAutoreleasePool, and run the run loop:
// Global:
BOOL shouldKeepRunning = YES;
- (void)threadMain {
NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [NSAutoreleasePool new];
// Load a nib file, set up its controllers etc.
while (shouldKeepRunning) {
NSAutoreleasePool *loopPool = [NSAutoreleasePool new];
[[NSRunLoop currentRunLoop] runUntilDate:[NSDate distantFuture]];
[loopPool drain];
}
[pool drain];
}
But since there is no registered port or observer, runUntilDate: exits immediately and CPU utilization goes to 100%.
All thread communication is handled by calls to performSelector:onThread:withObject:waitUntilDone:. Clearly, I am not using the API correctly. So, what am I doing wrong?
